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HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the debate and the work that she has done. She or the Government might wish to consider the Imagination Library, an initiative that…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom) and the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) on their work, and I agree with…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportOf course; the hon. Lady’s town in particular knows about this scheme.16 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryOf course I will give way to my neighbour.09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryAbsolutely. I do not need to repeat what my hon. Friend said; all that is true and demonstrates how important the industry is not just to our sub-region or region, but to the…09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryIt pains me to disagree slightly with the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion)—for whom I have a high regard and whom I consider a friend—but it is simply not the case that…09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryI thank the hon. Gentleman—my constituency neighbour—for securing this debate; he is a genuine champion of our local area and for steelworkers in particular. Would he encourage…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North AfricaI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the debate. Somebody who asked a question in last night’s Tory leadership debate—Abdullah from Bristol—had retweeted a tweet…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North AfricaThank you, Mr Hollobone, for calling me to speak; I nearly said, “Sir Philip”, as I am sure it is just a matter of time before you are called that. It is a pleasure to serve under…19 Jun 2019HANSARD British SteelOn behalf of the thousands of my constituents whose livelihoods rely on Scunthorpe, may I thank the Secretary of State for his personal interest and dedication? He has worked…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelAs the Minister knows, part of the Scunthorpe site and probably the lion’s share of workers at Scunthorpe live in my constituency. I thank him and the Secretary of State, on my…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeThe person who attacked Nigel Farage yesterday tweeted last week that the Prime Minister was a “stupid little witch”. Again, that demonstrates the abuse that women in politics in…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend. He is right to refer to the 2017 election. I spoke in the last debate about what happened in that election; my staff were spat at, and there…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeI pay tribute to the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron). I have travelled with her on a trip about antisemitism and I know some of the things…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeThat is absolutely right. While I say I can laugh at it, and I do so because I will not allow those people to get to me, the fact is that that sort of highly personalised abuse…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeThat is all very well and good, but there are obviously particular problems on the hon. Lady’s side at the moment, which have led to members of her party leaving. From her…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeWill my hon. Friend the Minister look again at this matter? It is absolutely right to remove the addresses of local government candidates, but some candidates said to me that…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeBy ward.21 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government rightly made funding available for the Law Commission to begin work on updating the UK’s surrogacy laws. Very shortly, the Law Commission will publish its initial…16 May 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI endorse and thank the right hon. Lady for the tone in which she has brought in the Bill. However, given that she has been one of the people who has most vociferously argued for…03 Apr 2019